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For more than 100 years the Society of Professional Journalists has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press.

About the Foundation

Since its founding in 1961, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation has promoted excellence and ethics in journalism. The SDX Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization that supports the educational programs of the Society of Professional Journalists and serves the professional needs of journalists and students pursuing careers in journalism.

Excellence in Journalism 2017Sept 7-9, 2017 – Anaheim

Excellence in Journalism is the national journalism conference of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Join us in September in Anaheim for training, networking, workshops and more!

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Upcoming Eventsand Deadlines

Become an SPJ Member

For more than 100 years the Society of Professional Journalists has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press.

About the Foundation

Since its founding in 1961, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation has promoted excellence and ethics in journalism. The SDX Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization that supports the educational programs of the Society of Professional Journalists and serves the professional needs of journalists and students pursuing careers in journalism.

Excellence in Journalism 2017Sept 7-9, 2017 – Anaheim

Excellence in Journalism is the national journalism conference of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Join us in September in Anaheim for training, networking, workshops and more!

2:15 – 3:15 p.m.Revised SessionThe Care and Handling of Controversial Pictures – When terrorists attack media centers such as New York and Washington, D.C., the quality of the photographic report is extremely high, and the volume is huge. The decisions affecting picture selection and play become as complex as the report is large. What is the historic photo that will become an icon of the event? What about the graphic pictures? Are scenes of people jumping from buildings too insensitive for a grieving nation to see? If so, how do you convey the immensity of the casualties? If not, how do you play the graphic pictures? How do you handle reader reaction to those decisions? Did television coverage affect news judgment of still photography? If so, why? If not, why not? These are a sampling of questions the panel will address.Room: Glendale Meeting Room

3:30 p.m.FOI and the Public Eye – In light of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, journalists in America will face new challenges in accessing government information. The federal government might institute harsher penalties for the release of classified information, and agencies might restrict certain information in the name of security. Military coverage also might be tightly controlled. President Bush has said that covert actions might remain secret, even when successful. Media organizations (including SPJ) have been working to address possible assaults on FOI. In this panel, SPJ FOI Committee Chair Ian Marquand will lead a discussion of potential dangers and responses. In addition, panelists will share new FOI resources to help journalists learn about access at the state and federal level.Room: Glendale Meeting Room

7 p.m.Opening Night Reception – The Society of Professional Journalists will kick off its convention at the Experience Music Project's Sky Church. The Sky Church features a massive video frieze enhanced by state-of-the-art acoustics and more.Location: Experience Music Project, 325 Fifth Ave. North, Seattle, Wash.

ABOUT SPJThe Society of Professional Journalists works to improve and protect journalism. The organization is the nation’s largest and most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press.